Doug Kalitta, Gary Scelzi and Chip Ellis also were winners at the $1.8
million race at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the 22nd of 23
events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.

Anderson claimed his 30th career victory in 6.796 seconds at 202.52 mph
in his Summit Racing Pontiac Grand Am, defeating Jason Line, who
recorded a 6.822 at 201.85 also in his KB Framers Grand Am.

Anderson's victory, in an NHRA record 18th final round appearance,
continues one of the most impressive performances by a pro driver in
NHRA history. John Force previously held the NHRA season-wins record,
when he earned 13 Funny Car victories in 1996.

"I feel very proud to break any record John Force owned," Anderson said.
"We all know what he's done for this sport and to have a year better
than one of his is really something. This is one of the big ones, in my
opinion."

It was Anderson's fourth consecutive victory at The Strip, home track
for his Las Vegas-based team owner Ken Black.

"Once upon a time this place was a nightmare for me," Anderson said.
"Now it's almost like I can't lose here. All the testing we've done over
the years is paying off. I should just move to this town."

It was the fourth Top Fuel win of the season for Kalitta, who clocked a
4.530 at 329.02 in his Mac Tools dragster, to defeat first-time finalist
Morgan Lucas, who posted a 4.612 at 306.40 in his Lucas Oil/DeeZee
dragster.

The victory capped a great weekend for Kalitta Motorsports, who on
Saturday celebrated the No. 1 qualifying award (Scott Kalitta) and the
$100,000 Budweiser Shootout bonus event (Dave Grubnic).

"What a great effort for this entire team," said Kalitta of his 19th
career victory. "With Grubnic winning the Budweiser Shootout, and Scott
getting the No. 1 qualifier, and now me winning the race, it's hard to
ask for much more than that. I've always wanted to win here, especially
now that the Bud Shootout is being held here every year. It's nice to
get it done."

Scelzi claimed his third Funny Car win of the season, defeating Tommy
Johnson Jr., Cruz Pedregon and Del Worsham in early rounds before
upsetting newly crowned world champion Force in the final.

In the final, Scelzi deep-staged his Hemi Oakley Dodge Stratus and took
a holeshot start before speeding to a 4.790 at 326.32 to defeat Force,
who ran a quicker but losing 4.754 at 322.81 in his Castrol GTX Start Up
Ford Mustang.

"Every time you race John and (his crew chief Austin) Coil and those
guys over there your back's against the wall," Scelzi said. "And you
have to cheat them now and then. I didn't mean to take that big of a
chunk on the starting line. I turned out that top light, and I said,
'Oh, man, here we go, baby.'"

All three of Scelzi's victories this season have come against 13-time
series champ Force.

"I love racing the man," said Scelzi, a three-time NHRA Top Fuel world
champion, of his newfound rival. "You can't help but get pumped up to
race him. Those guys are probably the greatest team that's ever been in
drag racing, and who knows, maybe even in all of motorsports."

Ellis earned his first career victory in Pro Stock Bike in only his
third professional start by outrunning veteran rider Angelle Savoie in
the final round. Ellis posted a 7.191 at 179.92 on his G-Squared S&S
Buell V-Twin to defeat Savoie, who rode her U.S. Army Suzuki to a 7.255
at 177.49.

"The team gave me a great bike, and I needed it because it seems like I
was late all day, but the bike would carry me," said Ellis, who defeated
Chip Hunter, Antron Brown and Shawn Gann in earlier rounds to advance to
the final. "The team deserves the credit for this win."

Ellis, a former AMA Pro Star champion, is adjusting to life on the NHRA
circuit.

"The big difference with racing in the NHRA is the huge amount of fans
and the big-time media coverage," he said. "I'm overwhelmed by it all. I
got people pulling me this way and that. It's crazy. I guess I'll just
need to keep winning and get used to it."

Top qualifier and category points leader Andrew Hines was upset in the
first round, extending his wait for locking up the championship until
the season finale. Hines, 21, needs only to qualify at the 40th annual
Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, Nov. 11-14 at Pomona
(Calif.) Raceway, to become the youngest POWERade Series world champion
in NHRA history.